video game (played on a home console)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
numerator; molecule; member; element
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
go that far; to that extent
to get one's head around; to think about
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
story; tale; talk; discussion
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to rescue from; to help out of; to save